"Well I guess I have some packing to do." I break the silence that was surrounding my parents and me. I start to walk out.

"Those damn vampires, who does he think he is?" Dad mutters on my way out.

"Oh honey, they are mates. Remember how you were the first time you met me. Even my parents couldn't take me from you." Mom says just as I close the door.

Mom is right. We are mates and that is normal in our world. I come into my room and close the door.

"Aaah!" I scream slightly when I see figure at my window.

And stop when I see is my mate. He is casually leaning there looking effortlessly handsome. "You scared me." I calmly say and pull out my suitcase. Thank god nobody heard me, sound proof walls and all.

"Sorry." He says his thick Russian accent lacing his voice. He is acting completely different now. "What is your name?" I ask him, as his mate I should know his name.

"Gregori Lev Vasilij, treasure." He comes and takes my hand.

"Beautiful name." I remark, ignore nickname and start packing my clothes.

"Thank you Evelyn." I looked at him shocked that he knows my name but then continue packing.

"You are not going to fight with me about taking you?" He stands near bed now.

"No. I understand that is how mates work. As long as you treat me nicely and respect me, I don't have a problem with that. I will need time to adjust to your life but that is it." I was raised in Alpha family so I know my duties, besides if our relationship will be half like my parents I am satisfied.

"Very mature of you. And I have no intention of being mean and uncaring towards my mate."

"So how old are you?" He doesn't look old at all, but vampires live forever and I need to know. I don't want to have 350years old mate.

"27." Huh. Only seven year difference. Not bad.

"You are 20 correct?"

"You know it's creepy how you know everything about me and I don't know a simple thing about you." I observe. I am done with packing my clothes so I go to my bathroom to pack beauty products. And Gregori follows me.

"I am sorry about that. But I have seen you when you were little once. I was just passing through the forest. You were 10 at the time. Me being 17 I knew you were my mate but haven't told anyone."

Wait why? Isn't he happy with being my mate. Am I not princessy enough? Not pretty? Not royal? Is it because I am not a vampire? Does he loves somebody else?

"No none of what you listed. I wanted to give you enough time with your family. When we will go to Russia, we won't visit often. We have all eternity in front of us."

I think he doesn't know much about nymphs. I won't live forever. Yes as a mountain nymph I live longer then mom and dad but still. I don't want to have this talk now. We just met and I won't think about our departure.

"Well then thank you. It was very considerate of you." I finish packing everything. I didn't take long at all. Wait. "I don't really have winter clothes."

"Don't worry. I will provide you with those treasure." He says somehow soft.

"Where exactly in Russia do you live? Rule?" I am really clueless when it comes to him. And I hate that he knows things about me. He obviously did some searching on me.

"In Caucasus Mountains. There is where we live, but we rule to all the vampires in Asia and Europe. But I don't want you to worry about that. I want us to get to know each other first."

"You mean I need to get to know you?" I remark, openly showing him that I don't like that I am clueless and he knows almost everything.

"Treasure I don't know a lot about you. I know what others told me. But I don't know real you." Why did he read my mind again.

"Please stay out of my mind." I plea. I don't want him to hear my thoughts about his good looks. He will then tease me and I will die of embarrassment. Like right now when I am looking at his lips and want to kiss them just so I would find out how soft are they.

"I won't." He whispers and comes closer to me. He takes my hands in his, making tingles erupt on my skin. The feeling is addicting.

Door suddenly burst open. "Where is that damn vampire! I can smell him! He can't just take you!"

You can guess who is this.

Yep. My big bro Kai. Gregori disappeared the moment he walked in.

"Kai?" I ask acting clueless. He is still pacing in my room, anger rolling of him in waves. "How could dad just stay quiet?! You are not going anywhere."

Trust my brother to be over dramatic.

"Kai he is my mate." I try to reason with him. He has his own mate he should know!

"I don't care. You two can reject each other and you stay here!" He roars. Just the thought of rejection Gregori makes me sick. And even Kai stops when he realizes what he just said and see pain in on my face.

"Shit! I am sorry sissy. I didn't mean to say that. I just-" He sighs. "I need to protect you." I know where he comes from. Mom and dad told us both he we both almost died, me being near the death than he. So I don't get mad at him.

"I know bro. But he is my mate, he will protect me. And you need to stay focused and protect Annalissa and pack." I pat his shoulder.

"You are right. I am sorry for not thinking when I am roaring around." He looks at me apologetically.

"It's fine. I need a bit for myself okay?" He nods, hugs me and goes away.

I go stand in front of my window, looking at the sun slowly starting to set. I can't think about Kai said it hurts my heart. He won't reject me right? I know he didn't say he accepts me but he just didn't have time yet, right?

I know that with vampires acceptance is very important. But he said he wants me to go with him in Russia, so he isn't planing on rejecting me. I suppose.

I feel hand on my shoulders. By tingles I know they belong to my mate. He is back.

"I won't ever reject you. I just wanted for you to be ready before we accept each other. I am prince so we are under another rules. Sleep well treasure." With that hands and Gregori disappear and I am left alone with my thoughts and prayers to Goddess Dali. She is the one that listens to mountain nymphs.